The Middle East is also a place where threats that will menace the world in the 2030s may play out early, including nuclear proliferation, extreme weather and even greater inequality, as weak countries fall further behind

These ideas and beliefs influenced the American Revolution and the French Revolution, which gave birth to the philosophy of liberalism and instituted forms of government that attempted to put the principles of the Enlightenment philosophers into practice.

From last week continues the narrative on liberal democracy, its shortcomings, source, forms and distinction with other systems of governance  LIBERAL democracy traces its origins—and its name—to the Age of Enlightenment. The conventional views supporting monarchies and aristocracies were challenged at first by a relatively small group of Enlightenment intellectuals who believed that human affairs […]

From last week continues the narrative that if the views of Dr Kayode Fayemi and  Chief Olusegun Obasanjo are anything to go by Nigerians should be worried at the validity of our democracy AFTERWARDS empiricism in the philosophy of science emphasises evidence, especially as discovered in experiments. It is a fundamental part of the scientific […]

While speaking at the event, the ex-governor criticised the “winner-takes-all” nature of Nigeria’s democracy

From last week continues the narrative that following the submission of the Mbanefo report the number of local governments in the country was increased to 417. Today concludes the discourse in support of why new states  and local governments cannot be created now ALL in all, there are 417 local governments in the North while the […]

After the submission of Mbanefo’s report, six new states were created: Bayel- sa, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Gombe, Nasarrawa and Zamfara states, making the total number of states in the Federation to be 36

Last week the narrative centred on how the Constituent Assembly was forced to adjourn sine die following pandemonium caused by those who wanted their states created. The narrative continues today. THE hurdles for the creation of more states as contained in the Constitution are too high to be cleared. From October 1, 1979 to December […]

It is also my considered view that the under the Decree establishing this Assembly, this House has no legal power to create new states. Indeed, the Assembly would be acting ultra vires its power to do so: and both the Federal Military Government and any incoming governments would be entitled to treat any state so created by mere resolution with contempt.

From last week, the story centred on how the Constitution Drafting Committee avoided the issue of state creation. The focus this week is how efforts were made to change the narrative.ON November 1, 1977, while present ing the bill for the new Constitution, the Chairman of the Constitution Drafting Committee, Chief Frederick Rotimi Alade Williams […]